In the absence of decent leadership from higher levels of government (in the USA, here in Oz, and elsewhere) action on fracking and renewable energy is occurring at lower and lower levels ... go down far enough and you find participatory democracy actually works.
That latest earthquake http://www.naturalnews.com/055229_frack ... ahoma.html should have woken up a few more people to the dangers. And if you still haven't got much local support, organise screenings of Gaslands.

“...we should try to acquire clairvoyance. Without it, we are like a baby bird whose wings are undeveloped and has not yet grown feathers and remains stuck in its nest, unable to fly. Without clairvoyance, we cannot work for other sentient beings.” — Khunu Lama
“Just as a bird can not fly without both wings,
The welfare of others cannot be accomplished without the higher faculties of perception,
So diligently strive for your own wellbeing, whilst mentally considering the welfare of others.” — Longchenpa

Lobsang Chojor wrote:
Is the economy not dependent on the environment?

It is dependent on exploiting it unfortunately.

It is then not sustainable. To exploit something is to use it beyond its capacity to sustain itself. If we use the environment beyonds its capacity to sustain itself, the economy that depends on such an environment will collapse when the environment it has destroyed collapses. This is the lesson of the rise and fall of world civilizations since we have had records with which to track these things.